Marion, Massachusetts · Buzzards Bay · 41°42.2′N 70°45.7′W · VHF Ch 68
Marion's Sippican Harbor is a genteel, deep, well-sheltered harbor at the head of Buzzards Bay — home to Tabor Academy and Beverly Yacht Club and one of the tidiest villages on the bay.
Take a rental mooring from Barden's Boat Yard or the harbormaster (Ch 68), or anchor in the outer harbor in mud. The inner harbor is very well protected; the outer harbor opens south, so a southerly makes it lumpy — work in for shelter. Provisions, a couple of restaurants and a classic New England town green are a short dinghy in.
It's a calm, civilized overnight and a good jumping-off point for the run down the bay to Cuttyhunk or through the canal.
Hazards & cautions. Open south down the harbor toward the bay — a southerly builds fetch and the outer harbor gets lumpy; favor the inner harbor for the flattest night. The upper harbor shoals; deeper boats stay outside the inner moorings.
No cruiser reports yet. If you've anchored here, be the first — your note helps the next boat in.
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